Tuesday, March 13, 2018

This weekend I attended the always awesome ProtoSpiel show in San Jose, CA. It's a great event where game designers playtest their latest games. It's an amazing way to get lots of great feedback on your game design.

Building the castle is easy! Climbing it is the hard part! Be the
first fantasy hero to climb up the castle walls in pursuit of fabulous
treasure. But beware of the monsters and misfortunes that can knock you
back down!

In Castle Climbers, players lay tiles to
build up a fantasy castle that they climb with their character. Players
use action points to move their characters and roll dice and play item
cards to battle the monsters that bar their way. Win and you keep
moving. Lose and you drop back down! The first player to collect 100
gold wins the game!

One of my favorite things about the game is how different each of the castles ends up. Here are just a few castles from the show.

Eduardo Baraf of Gaming with Edo gave me an opportunity to pitch the game at the show. If you want a brief overview of Castle Climbers, watch below!

I will be bringing Castle Climbers with me to Gen-Con 2018. If you are interested in learning more, feel free to e-mail me!

Upcoming Party Game in which Players Identify
Characters Based on Abstract Arrangements of Colors to Be Demoed at
Cryptozoic’s Booth #325

Lake Forest, CA – March 12, 2018 – Cryptozoic
Entertainment, leading creator of board games, trading cards, and
collectibles, today announced that it will preview PantoneTM: The Game at
the GAMA Trade Show, March 12-16 at the Peppermill Resort in Reno,
Nevada. In this easy-to-learn competitive party game, 2-20 players try
to recognize characters from pop culture who are represented only by
abstract arrangements of colors, inspired by Pantone™, the world’s
leading color expert. Designed by Scott Rogers (Rayguns and Rocketships, the God of War video game series), the game will be released later in 2018 after being demoed at Cryptozoic’s Booth #325.

Art Not Final

“PantoneTM: The Game embodies the idea
that a picture speaks a thousand words,” said Adam Sblendorio, Vice
President of Creative at Cryptozoic. “By reducing characters to simple
representations, the game captures the child-like feeling of wonder and
accomplishment that comes from visual recognition, being able to
identify someone or something with just a look. We feel that the game
will appeal to a really wide audience.”

In PantoneTM: The Game, the player who is
currently the Artist chooses a Character Card and then designs a
representation of that Character using only color Swatch Cards. The
other players subsequently take turns trying to guess who it is. If no
one can guess the Character during a round, a Hint is given at the start
of the next round, with each Hint reducing the number of points awarded
to both the Artist and the player who correctly identifies the
Character. The winner is the player who has the most points after each
player acts as the Artist three times.

PantoneTM: The Game can be played at Cryptozoic’s booth at the GAMA Trade Show, with the second-half 2018 release date to be announced soon.

Product Details:

Number of players: 2-20

Ages: 8+

Playtime: 15-30 minutes

Game Designby Scott Rogers

Contents Summary:

132 Characters Cards

60 Swatch Cards in 15 different colors

Swatch Card Tray

Rulebook

About Cryptozoic
Since 2010, Cryptozoic Entertainment has been dedicated to the concept
of “Fans First,” striving to develop the most creative and sought-after
products for pop culture enthusiasts worldwide. As an entertainment
company with a diverse portfolio of licensed and original IPs, its
catalog covers a broad spectrum of tabletop games and collectibles. The
passionate team at Cryptozoic aims to inspire gamers and collectors all
around the globe, while bringing fans together as part of the Cryptozoic
community. Visit www.cryptozoic.com for more information about product releases, events, and news.

Why, hello there!

Who am I?

Scott Rogers has been designing video games for over 20 years and is the author of Level Up! The Guide To Great Video Game Design and Swipe This! The Guide to Great Touchscreen Game Design. You may have played some of the games he designed including God of War, the Maximo series, Pac-man World, Drawn to Life series and Darksiders. He likes e-mail. Why not send him some at Boneyard0@aol.com

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